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Cornel West Releases Memoir

BROTHER WEST: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

Tavis Recognized Internationally

Tavis Smiley Has Been Selected as the Recipient of the 2009 Interdependence Day Prize in Istanbul, Turkey.

Cornel West On TODAY Show

Cornel West appeared on NBC’s TODAY show on November 30th.

Time Magazine Honors Tavis

Time magazine names Tavis one of "World's 100 Most Influential People"

Two HQSB Speakers on Starbucks Cup!

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  • Cornel West – BROTHER WEST: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir

    Tavis – Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise

    Iyanla Vanzant – Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Women
 

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West have quotations on coffee cups at Starbucks stores around the country. Coffee lovers sipping their favorite beverage can read pearls of wisdom from two of our top motivators.

 Tavis Smiley, broadcaster and author, offers this insight on his cup (#257): "Love Wins!"

Cornel West, Professor, Princeton University, offers this insight on his cup (#284): "You can't lead the people, if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people."

So, look for some inspiration on your next cup of coffee...

Eddie Glaude Makes History at Princeton

The Jamestown Project congratulates its Senior Fellow Eddie S. Glaude Jr. on his appointment as Director of the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University. Read more...

Eddie Glaude appointed the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University.

Eddie Glaude listed as "one of ten rising stars in the academy" in Diverse Issues in Higher Education. More...

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

  • “Words don't have to be weapons."

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BOOKS BY TAVIS

Tavis Smiley Books The Covenant with Black America

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